Swing



Nov. 22, 1932.

J. c; DE PENNING SWING Filed Oct. 21. 1929 INVENTOR I Patented Nov. 22, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

swine Application fi1ed-0ctober 21, 1929. Serial No. 401,114.

The object of my invention is to provide a childs swing adapted to be operated by a combined arm and leg movement,-so as to-- serve as an excellent piece of exercising apparatus and further to provide a swing of this character with the seat portion adapted to remain in ahorizontal plane and the swing to move in a truly vertical plane. The latter objects permit my swing to be mounted indoors and close to walls or the like without incurring the possibility of injury to the child.

The details of construction and the mode of operation of my improved swing are hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation thereof showing the manner of support;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof taken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 33 in Fig. 2 thru the handle or operating portion of such swing. v

My improved swing comprises a seat portion a preferably provided with upstanding sides b?) and a back 0, so that achild seated in such swing is supported from slipping out of the seat. -The forward end of the seat is formed into a tongue a, which the child is adapted to straddle and the tongue at erating handle 03 pivotally attached-to the tongue a. A bearing e-is carried upon the undersurface of such tongue a and a pivot pin 7 extends thru the operating handle and is journalled in such bearing 6. The operating handle is composed of two spaced iongitudinal members 9 connected together at the top by a handle h and at the bottom by a foot rest '5. Both of such elements it and i are substantially longer than the width of the tongue a and thus extend beyond the longitudinal members 9.

The handle h has grips 7:. formed at the ends thereof of convenient size to be easily gripped by the hands of the child operator and the foot portion 71 isformed to retain the childs feet against slipping. Extending exteriorly of the members 9 are tie rods y consisting preferably of metal bolts, which rods and is prevented its forward end carries an opextend thru the handle and foot pieces h and z' and securely tie such two members together, as well as press the longitudinal members 9 and prevent their bowing outwardly. Such tie rods perform an additional function in that they pass thru the ends of the pivot pin f and thus key such pivot pin against longitudinal displacement in the bearing e Such swing is preferably supported in the bights of supporting ropes k and Z. Looped ropes of this character are preferably provided, as it is more convenient to adjust the swing with respect to the horizontal plane when the ropes'are fastened in this manner, although it is possible 'to provide four separate ropes-in place of the two looped ropes, as is readily understood. The rope or ropes element 72. and thru alined holes in the foot portion 71, such holes being arranged a slight distance outside of the tie rodsj and the rope Z extends thru the holes arranged in the por tion a2 of the seat which extends behind the back a. I

The rope or ropes k and Z are fastened to a ceiling a substantial distance above, the swing so that when such swing is operated the swing will traverse an arc of substantial length. The rope or ropes 70 support the forward end of the swing and the ropes Z the after end.

7c extend thru holes arranged in the handle The swing is operated by a child sitting in the seat a with its back placed against the portion. a, with its feet resting upon the foot portion 2' gripping the handle h with its hands. By rocking such member d about its pivot f bickward and forward, motion will be given to the swing, the member (1 serving as a doubleacting operating lever. The child in one direction pushes with its legs and pulls with its arms and in another direction reverses such operation and in this way uses all of the body muscles. It is to be noted that the ropes k and law of substantially the same length and thus when the seat portion a is adjusted to extend in a horizontal plane, such swing will continue to be maintained/insuch plane during the entire operation thereof, so as. to minimize the possibility of accident,

arcuate path, the spacing of the elementstending to maintain such path a vertical plane.

I claim 1. In a device of the character described adapted to be hung in a pendentswinging support, the latter comprising a' pa1r of loopedflexible elements spaced apart dilfervent distances, a seat portion carried 1n the 6 bights of the more widely spaced of such looped elements, and a pivoted handle connected intermediate its ends to such seat portion and the other of such support elements extending longitudinally of "such handle and connected thereto at a point. spaced from the point of connection with such seat portion. 2. Aswing of the character described comprising a seat having a forwardly extending tongue portion, a handle pivotally secured intermediate. its ends to such tongue, said handle provided with transverse members arranged adjacent its ends, a support for such swing comprising two spaced flexiole elements formed into pendent loops, one loop bein quite narrow and engaging the handle,

. passing thru alined eyes in the transverse members. thereof and the other thru spaced eyes at the rear edgeof said seat.

, 3. A swipg of the character described comprising a seat having a forwardly extending tongue portion, a handle pivotally secured intermediate its ends to such tongue, said handle provided with transverse members arranged adjacent its ends, a-support for such swing comprising two spaced flexible elements formed into pendent loops, one loop engaging the handle passing thru alined eyes in the transverse-members thereof and the other thru spacedeyes at the rear edge of said seat, the spacing of the eyes in the handle being substantially less than thespacing of those at the rearward edge of the seat, the latter being spaced aparta distanceapproximately the width of the seat.

4. A swing of the character described comprising a seat having a forwardly extending,

tongue portion, a handle pivotally secured intermediate its ends to such tongue, said bandle provided with transverse members arranged adjacent its ends, a support for such swing comprising two spaced flexible elements, one engaging the handle and the other passing thru spaced eyes at the rear edge of said seat and an upwardly inclined fixed back for suchseat arranged adjacent the eyes at the rear edge of the seat, thereby adapted to engage the rearward support to shorten the free swinging radius of the latter in one direction.

5. A swing of the character described comprising a seat having a forwardly extendin tongue portion, a handle pivotally secure intermediate its ends to such tongue, said handle provided with transverse members arranged adjacent its ends, a support for such swing comprising two spaced flexible elements, one engagingthe handle and the other passing thru spaced eyes'at the rear edge of said seat and a rearwardly and upwardly inclined fixed back for such seat arranged adjacent the eyes at the rear edge of the seat and owerlying the latter, thereby adapted to engage the rearward support when at rest and to shorten the free swinging radius of the latter in one direction.

In testimony whereof he has aflixed his signature.

JOHN C. DE PENNING. 

